Sondos Alqattan, a Kuwaiti makeup artist with more than 2.3 million followers, faces a backlash after she complained that her Filipino domestic workers would be allowed one day's leave a week and control over their passports due to new laws in the country

Malls and office complexes continue to spring up in Kuwait City, built by migrants often working illegally in soaring temperatures. But as oil and water reserves dwindle, the energy-guzzling citystate heads for an existential crisis